List of towns in Nova Scotia

A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act.^[1]

Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population

Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest towns are Truro and Annapolis Royal with populations of 12,261 and 491 respectively.

List

Incorporation date[2]	2016 Census of Population[3]
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area		Population density
				km2	sq mi	/km2	/sq mi
	Amherst	December 18, 1889	9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	4.66	779.9	2,020
Annapolis Royal	November 29, 1892	491	481	+2.1%	2.04	0.79	240.7	623
Antigonish	January 9, 1889	4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	1.93	871.1	2,256
Berwick	May 25, 1923[4]	2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	2.54	381.3	988
Bridgewater	February 13, 1899	8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	5.26	626.0	1,621
Clark's Harbour	March 4, 1919	758	820	−7.6%	2.81	1.08	269.8	699
Digby	December 18, 1890	2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	1.22	654.0	1,694
Kentville	May 1, 1886	6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	6.66	363.3	941
Lockeport	February 26, 1907	531	588	−9.7%	2.33	0.90	227.9	590
Lunenburg	October 29, 1888	2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	1.56	560.1	1,451
Mahone Bay	March 31, 1919	1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	1.20	332.1	860
Middleton	May 31, 1909	1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	2.15	328.9	852
Mulgrave	December 1, 1923	722	794	−9.1%	17.83	6.88	40.5	105
New Glasgow	May 6, 1875	9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	3.85	911.1	2,360
Oxford	April 19, 1904	1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	4.15	110.6	286
Pictou	May 4, 1874	3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	3.09	397.8	1,030
Port Hawkesbury	January 22, 1889	3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	3.1	396.8	1,028
Shelburne	April 4, 1907[5]	1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	3.41	197.2	511
Stellarton	October 22, 1889	4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	3.47	468.1	1,212
Stewiacke	August 30, 1906	1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	6.80	77.9	202
Trenton	March 18, 1911	2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	2.34	407.6	1,056
Truro	May 6, 1875	12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	13.32	355.5	921
Westville	August 20, 1894	3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	5.49	255.0	660
Wolfville	March 4, 1893	4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	2.49	649.4	1,682
Yarmouth	August 6, 1890	6,518	6,761	−3.6%	10.57	4.08	616.7	1,597
Total	—	97,495	99,283	−1.8%	248.65	96.00	392.1	1,016
Province of Nova Scotia	—	923,598	921,727	+0.2%	52,942.27	20,441.12	17.45	45.2

Former towns

Name	Dissolution date	Population (2011)[6]	Population (2006)[6]	Change (%)[6]	Area[6]		Population density[6]
					km2	sq mi	/km2	/sq mi
Bedford	April 1, 1996[7]	23,019	16,601	38.7
Bridgetown	April 1, 2015[8]	949	972	−2.4	3.54	1.37	267.8	694
Canso	July 1, 2012[8]	806	911	−11.5	5.42	2.09	148.8	385
Dominion	April 1, 1995[7]	1,193	2,022	−3.4
Glace Bay	April 1, 1995[7]	19,076	19,968	−4.7	35.15	13.57	542.7	1,406
Hantsport	July 1, 2015[8]	1,159	1,191	−2.7	2.13	0.82	544.6	1,411
Inverness	[citation needed]	1,387	1,464	−5.5
Joggins	1949[9]
Liverpool	April 1, 1996[7]	2,653	2,759	−3.8	3.48	1.34	761.6	1,973
Louisbourg	April 1, 1995[7]	946	988	−4.3	3.3	1.3	286.8	743
New Waterford	April 1, 1995[7]	8,942	9,661	−7.4	20.81	8.03	429.7	1,113
North Sydney	April 1, 1995[7]	6,048	6,552	−7.7
Parrsboro	November 1, 2016[10]	1,305	1,401	−6.9	14.88	5.75	87.7	227
Port Hood	August 1946[11]
Springhill	April 1, 2015[8]	3,868	3,941	−1.9	11.15	4.31	346.8	898
Sydney Mines	April 1, 1995[7]	14,135	15,500	−9.6
Wedgeport	December 22, 1947[12]	1,180	1,207	−2.2	9.72	3.75	121.4	314
Windsor	April 1, 2020	3,648	3,785	+3.8%	9.11	3.52	400.4	1,037

See also

• Demographics of Nova Scotia
• Geography of Nova Scotia
• List of communities in Nova Scotia
• List of counties of Nova Scotia
• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
• List of villages in Nova Scotia

References

1. "Municipal Government Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
2. "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
4. Canadian Almanac & Directory. Scobie & Balfour. 2010. ISBN 978-1592374397.
5. "Shelburne's History: Settlement of Shelburne". Town of Shelburne. Retrieved January 2, 2017. It was incorporated as a town on April 4, 1907.
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
7. "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
8. "Table 1: Nova Scotia, changes to Census Subdivisions in alphabetical order (with 8C & 9C) — Effective dates: From January 2nd, 2011 to January 1st, 2016". Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
9. The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation - edited by E.R. Forbes, D.A. Muise
10. "Decision 2016 NSUARB 100 – M07110". Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
11. How We Became a County Municipality of the County of Inverness
12. "Municipal Records: Town of Wedgeport Fonds (1890-1948)". argylecourthouse.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.